Duplex fastener setting machine



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e, w. JACQUQES DUPLEX FASTENER SETTING MACHINE 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Filed Feb. 5, 1927 Patented Sept. 29, 1931 I wires STATES GEORGE w. JACQUES, on NEW EnronD, MASSACHUSETTS, nssrenon ro ATLAS rAoK .CORIE'OR-ATION,, or FAIRHAVEN; MASSACHUSETTS, AICORBORATION, on NEW YORK I EDUPLEX-EASTENER SETTING Machine Application 'filedFebruary 5, 1-927'. Se'ria1 1Tb. 166,153.

This invention relates to machinesfor set-r ting .ifasteners, more particularly, for, settlng a pair :offasteners simultaneously in mating pieces of material. v

V 3 lOne-qofi the objects of this invention is to provide such a machine morecompact. than those heretofore made so that more machines may be placed inia given floorspace and to provide. aemachinecapable of high speed. 1e Anothenobject is-to provide-a construction wherein themvorkis intull view of the operator during the punching and settingoperations-andwherein the Work maybe manipulated during the operation of the machine without interferencetrom machine parts.

irfurther object is to improvethe feed mechanism so ;as to eliminate the possibility of lost :motion which alias :been, troublesome In many machines: as hereto-fore made, result- 29 ing in faulty WOlk'sfi'IlCl injury to machine parts,'due to interference with eachothen;

A still further object is to provide a construction Wherein'the raceway for deliver ing the fasteners to the setting devices is operatively stationary,'this eliminating noise and complication, and inwhich the fastener feed-mechanism is arranged entirely back of the setting devices out of the Way,requiring no 'fastening device "to'yhold itrin operative position, and which may be removed from the machi nezasa unit hy'a simple lifting action.

'-Still-;.another object isf-to provide an improved presser --ioot mechanism,. the presser feetr'eleasing the work and being separable by the operator to permit ready insertion and L removal of'thevwork. V.

i i-further objectis towimprove the clutch and stop mechanisms "asapplied to suchma chine so as to make thezwhole machine more 49 compact this mechanism being 1 provided with means forsretarding the motion of; the

barrel: fa stenin'gs; thatis, fa'stenings having a tubular portion whichwis passed through. .the (Work and: .whlclr as theniflared 1 end" of the raceway;

outand clinched again-st theifacerof the Work I in the settingjoperation. I V 1 Furtheri-obj ects and advantages Will pear.- from a-n1ore complete descriptionof an embodiment-of the-invention disclosed in the. accomp anying :drawingsin which- 7 -Figures .11 and 2 :are right and left end elevations, respectively, of the-machine. v iEigu-relly is atop-plan view.

;Figure 14: is an elevation-looking in the direction of, the-iarrowvar ondF'i'gure 1, the machine base "being broken away. v

--Figures 5-and 6 are detailsections on lines 5 5yand- 6 6, respectively, of Figure 2. Figure;=7 is ai-section 'online 7 .7 ofFigure 1. r

iFigureS isa ingz-hopper support; i 4 :Figu-res Qrand :10 'are' detailsections on linessi' 9-1-9; :and 10 10, respectively, of Figure: 'lcF i'gure-v 1-1 is adetailvsection .on line 1111 of-Fzigurei. 7 1 Y 5. I eni m -:12 and 13 are detail-elevations of the clutch and stop mechanism in different angularwpositions detailfplan Or as idistriliut --Figure"-14-' is adetail section-on -line :1 l- 14 Figure 17 isaisectional'detail'in perspec- J tiveshowing-asupport for the loweri forward :Figures 183130221 are "details partly insecitionshowing. relative positions of the upper punching and setting mechanisms at difl'er 'ent portions of the cycle of operationsot-the machine. i ;1

Referring. more p articularlyxto-Figures 1 to. 3 and 9, it willbezseen that. the working parts oi the machine are carried entirely by a single upstandmgzweb frame portion 1 having a supporting foot or base portion 2-Which may befiXed to asuitabletable orrother support. This Web portion has a forwardly anddownwardlyprojecting edge. imwhich are formed upper and lower guideways 5 and 6' for the slidable reception of a horizontally motion providing for the feed of the work and crosswise of the general plane ofthe web, as will later appear.

This feed carriage 7, as best shown in Figures 5 and 15, is provided with upper. and lower ways 9 and 10 for the reception of a slidable block 12, which moves at right angles to the line of motion of the carriage, or forwardly and backwardly with relation to the operator. This block 12 carries the punching and setting mechanisms by which the work is punched and the fasteners, herein shown as eyelets, are set in the holes in the work made by the punches. For the purpose of carrying the punches and sets, the block 12 is provided with upper and lower forwardly and downwardly projecting arms 14 and 15, these arms having alined tubular openings therein, the forward ones slidably receiving the punches 16 and 17 and the rearward ones the sets 18 and 19, these openings 'or sockets'being one directly back of the other in each of the arms 14 and 15.

The punches are normally held from each other by any suitable means, such means, as herein shown in Figures 2 and 4, comprising levers 20.and 21 pivoted at 22 and 23 to extensions from the block 12. the outer ends of these levers having pins 24 and 25 riding in slots 26 and 27 in the outer portions of the arms 14 and 15 and in engagement'with the punches. These levers are pressed away from each other by meansfof abutments 30 and 31 seated in a suitable socket in the block 12 and pressed from each other by a spring 30a.

The sets are similarly pressed towards retracted position by means of similar levers 32 and 33 pivoted on the opposite sides of the arms 14 and 15 and having pins 34 and 35 riding in slots 36 and 37 in the arms 14 and 15 and engaging the sets 18 and 19, these levers being spring pressed away from each other by individually spring pressed abutments 38 and 39 in suitable sockets on the opposite side of the block 12.

The block 12 also carries, as shownbest i Figures 4 and 14, a member 40 which projects between the upper and lower punches and sets and which is provided at its outer end with a removable anvil piece 41 (see also Figures 18 to 21) with which thecutting edges of the punches cooperate on opposite sides. Back of the anvil piece 41 the member 40 is provided on its upper and lower faces with the setting portions 42 with which cooperate the upper and lower sets in setting the eyelets. 7 It will thus be seen that the punches and setsmay be moved forwardly and rearwardly, together with the member 40 therebetween, all these parts constituting punching and setting devices, and, as will later more fully appear, when the eyelets have been set the carriage 7 is moved laterally with the sets in engagement with the set eyelets so as to feed the work.

The work is supported on either side of a stationary work support which is attached, as by means of screws v51, to. a block 52 carried by the frame web 1. This member 50 has a forward portion against uppcr'and lower faces of which ride presser feet 56 and 57. As shown best inFigure 16, these presser feet are provided with edge gage blocks 58 and 59 arranged to project into a cut away portion 54 in the member 50, these blocks determining the rearward extent to which the pieces of work shown at V may be inserted in the machine. These presser feet, as shown best in Figure '1, are fixed to rods 60 and 61 adjustably mounted in arms 62 and 63 pivoted on shafts 64 and 65 carried by the frame web lback of the upper and lower guidew'ays 5 and 6. The upper shaft 64 is fixed to the frame webl while the lower shaft 65extends therethrough and is journaled therein. On the upper shaft 64 is pivoted a presser foot actuating arm 66 while a similar arm 67 is fixed to the lower shaft 65. Each of these arms 66 and 67 has an extension as 68 and 69 provided with an adjustable abutment screw such as 70 and 71 positioned to impinge on the adjacent arm 62 or 63 to move these arms away from each other when the arms 66 and 67 are rocked, such rocking being done in time with the feed motion of the machine as will later appear. A spring 72 extending between the arms 62 and 63 acts to hold the presser feet in engagement with the work when this is permitted by the angular position of the arms 66 and 67. These arms are connected for simultaneous movement, the arm 66 having a slotted extremity as at 73 engaging a pin 74 in the arm 67.

'These arms 66 and 67 derive their presser foot actuating motion by rocking of the shaft 65, and for the purpose of rocking this shaft it has fixed thereto, on the opposite side of the frame web 1 from the arm 67, as shown in Figure 2, a cam arm 80 having a cam follower roll 81 which rests against a face of a cam 82. This cam 82 has an extended face portion 83 which engages the follower 81 as the cam rotatesand rocks the arm 80 and shaft 65 to separate the presser feet slightly so as to disengage them from the work when the work is being fed.

For the purpose of separating the presser feet for the insertion or removal of work,

the shaft 65 has fulcrumed thereon, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, a lever arm 85 which has a laterally extended pin portion 86 engageable with the under side of the cam arm 80. 1 The opposite end of the lever 85 is pro.-

naeeaw videdvwith: a connecting uo'd'87 leading tora suitable treadle orother operator actuating means, on: thedepression of which the? lever is rocked, raising the canr follower roll 81ffrom the surface of the cam 'ro'll=82,"thus rocking the shaft 65 :iira direction'to separate thepresser feet. 1L spring 88 normally holds the lever arm-=85 rocked to such- 'a' position that the cam roll- 81 is-free to rest against the face of thecam'SQ. r

Tl1e -ca1n also has another( tunction in the operation -ofthe :mac'hi1'1e,' for which purpose at :is provided with I an edge-"groove '90 (see Figure 1d) 1 in which rides .a cam roll 91 fixed to a slide bar 92 mounted to'slidei -in a-guide193 on the opposite side of; the frame web 1 from the cam 82; the frameweb ha-v ing a slot 9-1 ther'ethrough into which the cam 82;pro-jects; "The outer end of the slidefbar 92 is formed with a head"95, both laterally and vertically extended, (see-also Figure 1) which rides in upper andlowe'r guideways96 and 97 in the blockl-Q." "As the cam 821etates, therefore; the s'lidebar 92 is reciprocated axially, thus to move the block 12'with the punching and setting i'nechanismston wardly"and-rearwardlyi so as to bring the sets and punches,respectively;into an'diout of position relative to the -Work'.

The punches and sets are given their motion to-aiid' from the work by means ofupper and lower hammer arms1OOf'101, respectively, each of these havinghubportions 102,103 journaled-on the upper and lower shafts 6 1 and 65. Outwardly of these hub --portions these shafts may be provided with outboard hearings in a tie rodmember through which the shal i'ts 6 1 ands65are jo-urnaled, and which is positioned between the outer ends of the-hub portions 102*and-103'and the presseritoot armsfl -62 and integral with-the hubs 102 and 103 are shown arms 110, 111 which extend" toward each. other and l are prouided'with meshinglgear segment {portions 112, 113.,thus to insure simultaneous and opposite rocking of the hammer arms 100 and. 10h Rocking of thesearms'i's produced by connections to the arm 101'. These. connecti0ns,-asshown, comprise a camdeverlQO journaled on the shaftfifi and engaging at itsforward-end a yieldable member such as a spring 122 surrounding an adjustablescrew 121 passing 1 through the lever and threaded into the-arm101'. The rear' endof the lever 120 1s provlded with a cam follower roll 125 (-see Figures 1 and 7) runiling'iir a groove in a cam 12? carried by amain drive shaft 128 which is journaled in a -bushing 129 extending through a hub portion 130 of the frame web 1. Thisinain shaft carries a drive mechanism, as will'laterappear, and atone end beyond the hub portion 130 and cut-wardly ofthe thrust ball bearing 131 it carries a spiral gear 132 meshing with a similarspira'l gear 133 carried bya shaft13 iito which is fixed the cam 82. The shatt=134 is journaled in beari-ngs 135and 136 pi-01' ecting :outw'ardly heads-140 has a rounded extreinity l52 for engagement wlth the outer end of the mating punch portion, which, asshown is cut away zit-"its rear edge as at 153 so thatthe punch may be actuated by the headfil lO only when the punch; and set: mechanisms are in'their rearward; position, the punches as they are mo'vedforward sliding out from under the corresponding head 1 10, thus permitting the spring retracting mechanism to move and hold the punches away from the work. Each of the-said actuating heads 141, however, has a substantially flat actuating face'portion155 which is extended sufficiently" so that: the setis actuated whenever the arms 100 and 101 are rocked toward; eachother, both in the! rearward and forward .positionsot the punch and set mechanism. i Each-set has its hammer engaging" extremity partly cut away as at 153 to clear the corresponding head 1140.

Thusin the actuationof the machine, assuming work is positioned between "the pres'ser feet and on =opposite sides of the work ltab'le 5O'and the member 40, as the hammer arms 100 and 101 are brought toward each other by the action of the can1127, the punch is first brought'down against thework, as is shown in connection "with the upper punch meehanism in'Fi'gure' 19, thus to punch ahole therein, while an eyelet threading spindle on thesetmechanism threads through an eyelet 161'atthe lower end of a feedingraceway. The hammers 100 and 101 have been retractedsufficiently to remove the" punch from the work but insufiicientlyto disengage the thread-ing spinidle 160fro n the eyelet,

"the cam'82 then acts through the slide bar 92 tomove the punches and sets forwardly beneath'the' actuating heads of thearms 100 Y -and 101, moving the eyelets on the set spire dles to the position formerly. occupied by. the punches and inline with the :holes punched in the WQIfk, the punches meantime riding 'out fronrunder their actuating heads and 'being free from actuation, and the arms 100 and 101 are brought together to press the eyelets into the holes cut 'in the work, as

shown in Figure 20, and then :to set the'm therein' 'as' shownin Figure 21. lNhiler in w this setting position the presser feet are raised from the work, as hereinbefore described, and the carriage 7 is fed laterally to feed the work. At the end of the feed motion the armsand 101 are separated, thus permitting their retracting spring mechanisms to free the sets from the work, the presser feet having been permitted to again engage the work, and the punch and set mechanisms are moved rearwardly and the feed carriage is moved back to bring the parts into starting position with the punches and sets in their retracted positions and adjacent to the work table 50, as shown in Figures 14 and 18. The yielding connection between the hammers and the actuating lever afforded by the spring 122 acts as a safety device should the punch or sets or both be so adjusted to give excessive pressure.

The feed and retracting motion of the carriage 7 is derived from a cam fixed tothe shaft 134 forwardly of the bearing 136. As shown best in Figures 4, 6 and 15, this cam 170 has a cam groove 171 cut in its forward face Within which rides a follower 172 extending rearwardly from a lever arm 173. This lever arm is pivoted at 174 near its upper end to a web portion 175 extending laterally from the frame web 1 and is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 176 therein extending substantially its full length and upwardly beyond the fulcrum 174. Within this slot 176 rides a block 177 which may be adjustable lengthwise therein. This block carries a forwardly extending pivot portion 178 journaled in. a block 179 slidable in a slot 180 in the-carriage 7. By

adjustment of the blocks 177 and 179 in the slots 176 and 180, the amplitude of motion imparted to the feed carriage 7 by rocking of the lever 17 3 may be adjusted. If the pivot 17 8 and the block, 177 is arranged inaxial alinement with the fulcrum 174, no motion whatever will be imparted to the feed slide 7, the lower end of the lever 173 then rocking idly, while if the block 177 is adjusted away from alinement with this fulcrum point. motion of the feed slide 7' will be produced, its amplitude of motion being greater the further the block 17 7 is adjusted away from alinement with the fulcrum 174. In order that the extent of such motion may be readily adjusted and fixed as desired, the block 17 9 is shown as provided with an indicator rider which, when the block is in position in the block 180, cooperates with a plurality of vertical series staggered from each other whereby close adjustment by definite small increments may be produced.

The eyelets are fed in position to be taken by the spindles of the sets by upper and lower raceways 200 and 201. These raceways extend rearwardly substantially straight for a considerable distance directly back from the set mechanisms where they are entirely out of the way of the operator. One of these raceways, herein shown as the upper, is given a half twist, as shown at 202 in Figure 3, so as to reverse the eyelets therein, and leads from one side of the distributing hopper 203, the lower eyelet raceway extending from the opposite side.

The hopper 203 has any suitable agitating means 204 therein, as for example the usual series of rotary brushes mounted on an axially arranged shaft therein. As shown in Figure 9 this shaft is provided at its lower end with ing a worm wheel 210 fixed to the head 207 with which cooperates a worm 211 having a hollow shaft 212 journaled in spaced bearing portions 213 in the block 208. J ournaled on the shaft 212 is a grooved drive pulley 214 which may be clutched to the shaft 212. The clutch mechanism forthis purpose comprises a rod227 extending axially through the shaft 212, this rod having a laterally extending pin 215 which may ride in a slot 216 in the shaft 212 and engage in a slot 217 in the outer face of a hub portion 218 on the guide pulley. This pin 215 is normally held in this position by means of a spring 220 reacting between a head 221 on the opposite end of the rod 214 and the adjacent face of the block 208, but it may be removed from this position by a pull exerted on a head 225 of the rod 227, which maybe grasped by the operator, and it may then'be turned quarter turn to bring the pin 217 out of alinement with the slot 218, and into a retaining groove 226 on the adjacent end. of the shaft 212 and out of engagement with the pulley 214, thereby stopping the rot-ary action of the brushes and the useless agitation of the eyelets within the hopper during such time as the machine might remain inoperative without the belt being removed. The hopper 203 rests by its Weight with the drive element 205 thereon in engagement with the head 207 and may be removed or replaced 7 az-p'air ot' strips-231 spaced. apart to permit -the barrels ot the eyelets to extend therebetween. Beneath the twist, :in the-supper raceway the strip 230 is-positioned zuppermost, the strips 23L being therebeneatl'n; and in the lower race,- waythe strip 23O1is lowermost and. the strips 231,- arethereabove, ;the.;two sets 0f eyelets being. thus presented in: reverse position to the se ts =.with-v theinyfianged. ends :i'acing the movable set mechanisms 18 and J9; At their example as springqwires, one beingshoWn. at p 1 235,;extendingzinto the-eyelet path; lllhe rmeways are heldltogether in proper spaced relation-somewhatiabovevtheir lower ends asab'y means ot awUfihapedstrip 240:(seeJi-igures 1 and 17) whichnisfixedto gtheiupperand lower strips 230 as by means of screWsQll.

,7 Theraeewa-ysmayxbe:adjusted laterally-as a unit .to -bring;;their. lower ends ,into proper ppsitionllaterall-y-i relative: to1-theset 1nechanismss and; tor: this purpose the; lower. .arm 242 of the strip 240;.isshownin Figure 17 as provided with a slot 243 engageableover ,thesheadi 244:1 o ten-adjusting Screw 24:5

threaded through a Z: shaped :bracket 2% fixed to. the under 5 face of. the work/table 50 somewhat forwardly oi?- its attachment to 4 the block; 52;.-

Thecscrew: 245is! provided'withpa slot 24:7 inits outer end: by which itmay be turnedso asto adjust thewhead24Llaterally and; with ittheraceways. Thegracewaysare thus supported: by gravity and zma-yz'be ,removede'together with-the hopper :as'annit by a mere; lifting; operation. They are adjusted as unit forwardly and -,rea-rwardly,..the means-shown. for-this purpose beingia spring 250 (see Figure-saengaged betweenthe'block 208 which; supports the hopper and 5 a lpiIL 25 1 extending from the :frame -webzl; this spring acting as biasingmeans to draw. the-blook-208 as far forwardly as be permitted .by en gagement \of an: abutment screw @2521 see-Fig.- ures 1, 2 and 3) -on the outeriedge of t-heframe web 1, this abutment screw beingcarriedrby a hand lever 253" fulcrumed at 254 onxthe frame. Web .1 and having itslo-werend; as-at 255, engaged by the forward: end of theblock 20.8. By grasping fLIld' IDOVlIIgdZhGlGVGI' 253 forwardly, the-blockj208: and the hopper and raeewayare-moved rearwardly. The hopper and raceways may; be removed as a unitbly simply gliiting thenn initial rearward move? ment being useful to retract: them from theset mechanisms so that there is a no danger of striking them with thelower ends of theracee ways though such rearward: movement is' not necessary fonremoval-i y a I With thieconstruction it will be/seen that the raceways' are positioned entirely back; of the punch mechanisms and the points where thefasteriers are setiinithe work where they can not by; any chance be -inthe Way- -otthe operator or-intertere with the manipulation 0t 1 the work? and that: in, the nor nal operas ti'on .they are; stationary, thus: eliminating complications and noise, andgthat the; eyelets are. fedforwardlyv in the: general direction of length of theraceways -fromkthe raceways to their positions set inthe worki-q of the-main drive pulley-3263 The position i of. the idler pulleys- 261 such, as; to permit forward and rearward. motion ;-ot the: block 208 without effecting thisirlri-veand theleyer 262 is pulled downwardly; by a spring; 363

reacting; between, it andlai wfixed; P1111364: :s' so 1 as to holdtlie belt under suitable; -5te1isiom The; :main driveflpulley 2631is-shoiwn as journaledi on the drive shaft 128.:with which it. may be clutched through: a .clutehcollar 265 fixed to; r'otate-rwith but slidablevaExially onjthe shaft 128a i Thiscollar 2,65is provided with: ,Clutchteet-lr 266:?which; may besbrought into or out oficdoperative;relation; tomating clutch.- teeth 26? 1 in an' annular J recess;- in zthe inner faceqof the; drivewpnliley. This collar 265 *isshown ashaiVingefixed thereto a;.cam element. 210 ihavingz-atapered10am surface 211.1 see-Figure 13') merging" with amzabrupt stop; face 272.; Gooperatingwitlrthis: cam 270 v 'is a: "controt ;rod 2:7;3 .whichinlay beads; pressedgo'ut iofcontact with the: cam face :by-

vmeans :ot aj connection; 274 (see- Eigure 17 to a: treadle oriother suitable actuating member; This control irodi273t is shown as: slid,- able i'nnaFpair oflsp'acedguide portions-275 2.7a6vinia- U;shaped bracket member 1277 fixed to the; frame web 1,:a collarv2l8aoirthis-com trol rodiililmitin g both the upward and: downs wardjmovementsr-thereofxs This control rod is; normally iniits elevated: position by any suitable :ine'ansi and thenr-holds the collar out :of clutching position: When the clutch collar; 265i is in? clutching relation with the drive pulley" and the control; rod is allowed tocrisesthei cam: face 271 contacts withthe uppersend: 0t athe 'control rod in th'e position shown in Figure. 13;? whereupon 1 continued rotationiot ith'e-f clutch" collar: causes it tobe moved: a-xiallytobringthe clutch faces out of contact :andithen the stop: shoulder 272 c'oines up: against ithecontrol rod so thatfurther rotan-ones the Queen collar with the shaft 128 is positivelystopped." This" axial motion of the clutch collar is produced against' the pressure of '5 springs: 375 which surround screws 376 on which is slidably carried a braking made fast to one of these elements, is a layer of friction material such as leather, at 37 8. Movement of the clutch collar in a direction to disengage the clutch faces is therefore opposed by the action of the springs 37 5 which act, when the clutch collar is moved toward unclutchingposition, to effect braking pressure between the clutch collar and theplate 377, this tending to' stop the rotation of the shaft 128 before it is positively stopped by the impingementof the shoulder 27 2 on the control rod. When the control rod is depressed the springs 375 act immediately to press the clutch collar toward clutching engagement which becomes effective as soon as the collar clutch faces come into suitable cooperating angular relation'with the pulley clutch faces, whereupon the clutch collar movesinto full clutching position and the shaft 128 is driven. It sometimes happens, however, that it i desired to turnover the shaft 128 by hand, and while the drive pulley 263 is being driven by power. For this reason means may be provided for holding back the clutch collar from moving to clutching position on depression of the control rod. This means, as shown, comprises a rod 280 vertically slidable in spaced openings in the bracket 277 so that its upper end may be brought into the path of movement of a fiange268 on the clutch collar 265, thus to prevent the clutch collar from being moved into clutching position. Means for moving this rod 280 into and out of such position, as shown, comprises a hand lever 287 pivoted on a boss 288 extending between the bearing portions of thebracket 277, this lever 287 having a laterally extending pin 289 extending between a pair ofspaced pins 290 projecting from the rod 280. The boss 288' is provided with a curved outer face portion 292 provided with a pair of sockets293therein into either selected one of 'Which one end of a spring pressed dog 294: pivoted-at 295 to the lever 28? may be engaged. When engaged in one of these, as shown in full lines in Figure 11, the upper end of the rod 280 is beneath the edge of the flange 268, so that it does not interfere with its motion, while when the hand lever is rocked downwardly to the dotted line position, the dog catching in the other socket 293, the rod is raised into dotted line position in the path'of motion of the flange 268. When it is in its upper position, depression of the control rod 2% will release the clutch jcollarfor rotary motion, but as it will not. be-thrown into clutching relation with the drive-pulley 263, being held back by the rod 280, the drive shaft 128 is free to be turned as by means of a hand wheel 300 fixed to the'outer end'of the shaft 128;

leases? From an inspection of Figure 3 it will be seen that the stat-ion atwhich the holes are punched in the work and the eyelets are "set therein, is well forward in the machine,

there being no a machine parts to interfere with the manipulation of the work. By reason of the fact that the punches are further forward than the sets, the work is placed in the machine to a minimum distance for the punches to act, and as in the setting operation the punches are out of alinement with their actuating hammer heads and arethus in retracted position, they do not interfere with the manipulation of the work or to any considerable amount with the visibility of the upper piece of work at the points where the eyelets are being set.

In dotted and dash lines on this figure is shown successive positions of ashoe upper being fed through the machine and eyelets set therein, this figure illustrating the freedom with which the 'work may be handled and the lackof interferences of operating mechanisms to its manipulation.

Having thus described an embodiment of this invention it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might be made therein without departing from its spirit or scope as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, punching and setting devices including a memberhaving punching and setting portions disposed on each of opposite sides thereof, and a punch and a set movable to and from said member on each of said opposite sides and cooperating with said portions, means for moving said devices as a unit to successively present said setting and punching portions in the same relation to work, and apair of raceways alined with the direction of movement of said devices and laterally of the line of feed of the work for delivering fasteners to both of said sets.- I

.2. In a machine of the class described, a stationary work support, punching'and fastener setting devices including a member having punching and setting portions, means for actuating said devices to punch holes in the work and set fasteners therein, said actuating means including mechanism for moving said member forwardly while adjacent to said support to present said portions in succession in the same position relative to the work, means for delivering fasteners forwardly to said devices in line with the forward movementof said member, and means acting while said devices are in engagement with a fastener set in the work to move said devices laterally away from said support to feed the work.

3. In a'machine of the class described, a stationary work support, means for holding fastener setting devices including a member cluding mechanism for moving said member forwardly whileadjacentto said support to present'said portions insuccession in the same position relative towork held to said support, means for delivering fasteners forwardly to said devices iii-line with the forward movement of said member, and means acting while said'de'vices arei'n engagement with a fastener set llPGELQII pieceof'work to move-said devices laterally-away from said support to feed the Work.

4. In -com-bination, aframe comprising a base and a single web upstanding from said base, a driveshaft carried by-and'crosswise of the general 'planeofsai-d web,and devices actuated by said shaft and carriedentirely bysaidweb forsetting fasteners;

' 5. Iircombina'tion, a framecomprising a base and a single web upstanding fromsaid base, a'drive shaft ournaled transversely of said-web, a shaft extending-along a face of said web"and' driven from said drive shaft,

and fastener setting devices-'actuable by said shafts to set-fasteners and to feed the work.

6.-In combination, a frame comprising a bas'e and a single-iweb upstanding from said base, a drive shaft journaled transversely of said web, a shaft extending along a-faceof said 'lweb' and drivenfroin sald drive shaft,

ber for actuating said devices to set fasteners and to feed the work crosswise of the general plane of said web member.

8. In combination, a frame comprising a base and a single web member upstanding from said base, means carried bysaid member for simultaneously setting separate fasteners in a plurality of pieces of work and for feeding the work crosswise of the general plane of said web member, and means carried entirely by said member for actuating said setting and work feeding means.

9. In combination, a frame comprising a base and a single web upstanding from said base, a slideway formed transversely of said web, a carriage movable 111 said shdeway,

fastener setting devices carried by said car riage, and mechanism carried entirelyby said web for actuatingsaid devices and for moving said carriage to feed: the work, said mechanismcincluding a'drive shaft extendingtransversely of said web.

10; In combination, a frame, a drive shaft 7 journaled in said frame, a shaft arranged. at an angleto said drive shaft and driven therefrom, and barrel fastener setting devices actuable by said shafts to set fasteners,.and means actuated by said driven shaft to feed the Worln r i a 11. In a machine of the class. described, a frame, a traversing carriage mounted in said frame, punching and setting devices including mechanism mounted on said carriage for movements substantially perpendicular to.

the line of traversevof said carriage and including a punch, and a set and a member having cooperating punchingand setting p0rtions, means for traversing said carriage-ht cluding a; pivoted link having a'cam follower thereon, and a connection between said link and-carriage adjustable to andfrom the fulcrunrof said link, an. element slidably connected to said mechanism for moving said mechanism relatively to said carriage, a cam follower on said element, and camsfor actuating said followers.

12. In a machine of the class described, a frame,- a traversing carriage mounted in said frame, punching and setting devices including mechanism mounted on said carriagefor movements substantially perpendicular to the line of traverse of said carriage and including a punch and a setand a member having cooperating punching and setting portions, means for traversing said carriage including a pivoted link having a cam follower thereon, and a connection between said link and carriage adjustabletoand from the fulcrum of said link, anelement slidably connected to said mechanism for moving said mechanism relatively to said carriage, a cam follower on said element, a: shaft, and cams on said shaft for actuating saidi followers.

, 13; In combinatiom aframe comprisinga base: and asingle upstanding web, a drive shaft ournaled through said web, said web having a laterally extending slideway, a shaft driven froinsaid drive shaft and ournaled on one side of said web,acarriage movable in said slideway, a block slidable laterally of'said carriage, punching and setting devices carried: by sa1d':block and movable on the sliding of said block alternately into operative position, mechanism for 'actuating said I devices, a cam on said drive shaft for actuating said mechanism, and'camson' said driven said carriage to feed the work,

14:.[In combination, a frame comprising-a base and a single upstanding web, a: drive shaft journaled through said web-, said web having a laterally extending slideway, a sh aft driven from said drive shaft and journaled on one side of said web, a carriage: movable shaft for slidingsaidf block and for moving in said slideway, a block slidable laterally of said carriage, punching and setting devices carried by said block and movable on the sliding of said blockalternately into operative position, mechanism for actuating said devices, a cam on said drive shaft for actuating said mechanism, cams on said driven shaft for sliding said block and for moving said carriage to feed the work, and means carried by said web for feeding fasteners to said devices.

15. In a machine of the class described, punching and setting devices comprising a member having a rearward setting portion and a forward'punching portion, means for feeding fasteners to said devices including a raceway extending rearwardly from said member in substantial aiinement with said portions, means for'adjusting the forward end of said racewaylaterally ofsaid member, and means for adjusting said raceway longitudinally toward and from said member.

16. In a machine of the class described, punching and setting devices comprising a member having a rearward setting portion and a forward punching portion, means for feeding fasteners to said devices including a raceway extending rearwardly from said member in substantial alinement with said portions, means for adjusting the forward end of said raceway laterally of said member, means for adjusting said raceway longitudinally toward and'from said member, and means for actuating said devices to simultaneously punch the work and to thread a fastener and then to move said setting device and fastener from said raceway and present said fastener to the hole punched and to set the fastener therein.

17. In a machine of the class described, upper and lower fastener setting devices, a fastener supply hopper, upper and lower raeeways extending from said hopper forwardly of themachine toward said devices,

means for holding the forward ends of said raceways in superposed relation to deliver fasteners in the general direction of the lengths of said raceways, a headed screw extending laterally of said raceways, said holding means engaging the head of said screw to adjust the ends of said raceways simultaneously laterally by rotation of said frame, fastener setting devices carried by said frame, a block slidable toward and from said devices and biased towarda forward position, a fastener supply hopper supported on said block, a raceway leading from said hopper vtoward said devices, and means for adjustably limiting the forward movement of said block to adjust the delivery end of said raceway relative to said devices.

20. In a machineof the class described, a frame, a pair of oppositely'disposed ham-' mers pivotedto said frame, connections be tween said hammers for simultaneous movement toward and from each other, a carriage laterally movable on said frame, a'pair of oppositely disposed punches and sets carried by said carriage and movable with the movement of said carriage between said hammers, a member between said punches and sets having portions on opposite faces cooperating disposed pieces of work positioned on opposite sides of said member, to take fasteners from said supply means and set them in the holespunched, and for then moving said carriage to feed the work with the fasteners set therein.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

GEORGE 'W. JACQUES.

screw, and means for adjusting said raceways longitudinally.

18. In a machineof the class described, a frame, fastener setting devices carried by said frame, a fastener supply mechanlsm comprising a supply hopper and a raceway extending from said hopper, and means on said. frame for supporting said supply mechanism in operatively stationary position by gravity only and with the delivery end of said raceway in cooperative relation to said devices.

19. In a machine of the class described, a 

